Carrot gingerly walks around in the garden as her body gets used to being itself again. She was still feeling a little under the weather. Her doctor said that over time she would be back to her normal, energizing self. The physical part of her healing would be shorter than the mental part of her recovery.

She was still having nightmares of the trauma and torture she endured from her captors. Her mind still remembered the pain and helplessness from being cut open. She remembers feeling them move her organs around in her body and cutting some of them out of her body, while she was still conscious.

She spots Sally, one of her members from her furry club, walking around in the garden with her boyfriend, who had been kept unconscious. Sally’s boyfriend, Max, had been turned into a Dire Wolf humanoid like her. Sally was a normal arctic wolf. She loved wolves and had always liked to be one. Max, on the other hand, loved the Dire Wolf. He knew everything about them and pretended to be one when he dressed up.

Max had been separated from Sally when he killed several of the people who tortured them. She only saw Max once on her way to the medical bay where they were going to operate on her and saw that the doctors had completely skinned his body. How he survived that, Carrot didn’t know.

She waved to Max and Sally as they walked hand-in-hand throughout the garden. A smile appears on Carrot’s face as Sally waves back to her. She made her way over to a bench that looked like it was made from one piece of wood and sat down.

Her mothers were with the director of the mansion they were staying at. She learned that the mansion had been built by a wealthy Arabian who ran into some trouble. It had sat unclaimed for years before a guy named Cecil bought it and hired a staff to look after it.

She was glad that this guy didn’t have a problem with people like her being treated here. As for what this Cecil did, no one would say. Even his staff kept quiet what he does for a living.

As Carrot enjoyed the peacefulness of the garden, a humanoid mouse woman came walking out into the garden. She was wearing a pair of pink shorts, matching-color tennis shoes, and a loose tank top. The tank top barely covered her busty chest. She was wearing a decorated straw hat that covered her white hair. Her fur was a little tan.

Tam noticed the rabbit girl that was staying at the mansion looking towards her. A smile appeared on her face as she waved back to the teenage girl. She had been informed that over twenty new patients had been brought to the mansion for recovery.

She was also told that the teenage rabbit girl’s mother was staying with them. They had been brutalized by a special branch inside the Department of Homeland Security. No one knew much about them, except they were sent after high-value targets. It seemed that the rabbit’s girl lesbian mothers qualified for that special attention.

Tam walks over to the section of the gardens where vegetables and herbs were grown. She starts harvesting the ones ready to be harvested. She knew Noemi would use them in the dishes she cooks for the whole mansion.

Carrot watched the mouse lady as she worked. She wondered what they did with all the vegetables she collected.

“How are you feeling, ma’am?” Kimmy had walked outside and spotted the teenage rabbit girl watching Tam.

Rabbit nearly jumps out of her skin when she hears the young girl’s voice. She looked at the girl standing near her and wondered how she managed to get so close to her, without her hearing or sensing her.

“You scared me.” Carrot wanted to run, but kept sitting where she was.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you, ma’am.” Kimmy just stood still, looking at the teenager.

“That’s alright, I guess I’m still a little jumpy after everything I’ve been through.” Carrot had to admit that she was a little gun-shy.

“That’s okay, I think I would feel the same way. If I went through what you and your friends went through.” Kimmy never experienced what the furries that were recovering at the mansion did.

Sure, she has been teased about her height or the fact she had a learning disability. But what was done to the rabbit girl and her friends was something she never would want to experience. According to everything Pixie had told Cecil and Antonius, it was like walking into a torture chamber. Several of the furries were in various states of being tortured or dissected.

Carrot looks at the young woman with long light brown hair and angelic features. She was wearing black dress slacks, a light-colored blouse, and black lace mesh flats. She wonders what the woman’s job was here at the mansion.

“Oh, by the way. My name is Kimmy.” Kimmy holds her small, petite hand out to Carrot.

“I’m Carrot, Kimmy.” Carrot shakes Kimmy’s hand.

“I know.” A playful smile appears on Kimmy’s face.

“So, what do you do around here, Kimmy?” Carrot was curious about what Kimmy does around the mansion.

“A little of this and a little of that. Whatever needs to be done. I help out where I can. What did you and your friends do before being kidnapped?” Kimmy was curious.

“Some of us worked for a theme park that catered to kids. They loved having people like us around. The kids loved us and so did the parents, because all we wanted to do was entertain the kids.”

“I bet you were the most popular. Everybody loves rabbits.” Kimmy knew she did when she was little.

“Actually, the feline members among our furry group were the most popular. Plus, a friend who was a red panda. She was popular among the kids. The kids loved her.” Carrot wondered if Reba and Muyao were okay. She hadn’t seen either of them here at the mansion.

“I think I have seen her. She was in serious condition when she arrived and needs more time to recover.”

“How about her wife?” Carrot was concerned about them.

“You mean the arctic wolf woman?” Kimmy remembered that a female wolf person wouldn’t let go of the panda woman.

“Yeah, is she okay?” Carrot was concerned about her.

“She’ll be fine. She had a concussion and several broken bones when she arrived. Our healer did everything she could for her and will need more time to recover.” Kimmy remembered hearing Leto tell them that the wolf woman would need more time to heal because all her limbs had been broken.

“Can I see them, please?” Carrot wanted to check on her friends.

“Maybe in a day or two. Both of them are still recovering and are heavily sedated. We had to do that so they would stop moving, to let their broken bones heal properly.” Kimmy knew Dr. Wainwright didn’t want to do that, but had no choice in the matter.

“I hope they get better.” Carrot was concerned about her friends.

A beeping sound came from the high-tech-looking watch Kimmy was wearing. She looked at the watch and noticed the message that was sent to her. She looks back at Carrot “it seems my services are needed. Feel free to stay out here as long as you like Carrot.”

“Thanks, Kimmy.” Carrot rests against the back of the bench, watching some bees, as Kimmy walks off.

Carrot wonders what her mothers want to do once she is able to leave this place. Where could they go and not be hunted down by the government goons?